Dreaming of London….

Last summer, I had the opportunity to visit London for the very first time. All this coverage of the Olympics has brought back a lot of great memories of this trip across the pond. I went with my brother and sister to visit our youngest brother who was doing a study-abroad in London. We spent [...]

Billabong Pipe Masters Day 2

On December 9, 2011, I went to the second day of the Billabong Pipe Masters. It was SO amazing! The waves were 15-20 feet high and the surfers rode them with absolute ease and made it look like it was the simplest thing in the world to do. When I lived in Hawaii I didn’t [...]

Pearl Harbor 70th

On December 7, 2011, I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as a freelance journalist and photographer. To be honest, the word fortunate is really an understatement of how lucky I feel for being able to be in attendance that day. [...]

Hawaiian Santa Hula

When I was leaving Hawaii on December 13, 2011, this group was singing and performing various Christmas hulas at the Honolulu Airport. Quite the send off. This trip was the first time I had tried using the video camera on my phone. And I just figured out how to add videos to Youtube. Fun

A Week on the Oregon Coast, May 2010

This last week, I had the opportunity of traveling to the Oregon Coast with some friends. This was my very first trip to the Pacific Northwest and can I say, this area of the country is amazing! It’s one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. We drove to the Oregon Coast along [...]